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eBooks are great tools for the classroom because

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eBooks are a great resource for the classroom because of the way that technology has taken over the youth of today. Since today's children are obsessed and ruled by technology, ebooks are the best way for childrem to gain the motivation to read and grasp information. Sometimes ebooks can be used to help understand a book more, there are certain ebooks that even have highlighted words that can be clicked on in order to give definitions. Ebooks give young readers the ablility to learn at a much faster pace and also relieves stress from these young learners.

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Today's generation is so technology based that e-books can be incorporated in almost every lesson plan. Instead of making each student constantly carry around a huge textbook, all they need is access to the internet and they will always have their textbook. Always having a textbook available through the internet is especially helpful for the students coming from divorced parents. From experience, I've learned how hard it is to always carry your textbooks from house to house, or even if you forget it somewhere then you're just out of luck for the night. On top of that, ebooks can also help those with learning issues; instead of reading the textbook themselves there is usually an audio attached.

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Technology based writing and reading resources such as word processing documents and eBooks are helpful in incorporating in the classroom over pen and paper, because they create a more interactive and efficient method to teaching. eBooks might not be a traditional in hand book, but with eBooks educators can create interactive activities with the eBook to help students better understand the topic better. With increase use of these technological resources  for reading in writing it will help students improve their reading and writing skills faster. For example, "Research indicates that student writing does improve when using a word processor over using a pen and paper. Further, while each step of the writing process is easier using a word processor, the editing and revising stages are particularly more efficient." So the use of word processing tools in writing is a much faster way and an easier way to improve writing skills in the classroom. Students and educators will benefit in the long run using these kinds of programs for reading and writting.

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E-books are a great tool for teachers to use in a classroom. You can incorporate many different lesson plans with e-books and they help with productivity in the classroom. You can incorporate these into your classroom when you have a low budget for books or when you want to keep the whole class occupied at different stations. E-books are also great for all ages which is good for schools and teachers with a variety of grade levels.

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I think that in a classroom, especially if you have a low budget for your supplies for teaching a good resource to have is E-books. EBooks are most of the time cheaper then regular paper books (especially hardback), then can even be free if they are in the public domain. E-books also last way longer then regular books, they don’t wear out after years of usage. The use of software in the classroom is also helpful to student productivity. Commonly used software, like Microsoft word, in my opinion should be a classroom staple. But software can also be fun and can help keep students engaged, examples range from Kidspiration to something as simple as PowerPoint. And even more examples,  according to the reading, are  “Some of the main productivity applications include word processing software, spreadsheet software, presentation software, and database software.” (Paragraph 3)

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You can incorporate Ebooks into many different lesson plans. You can use Ebooks in groups, group projects, the whole class or individual learning. And a lesson can be as simple as having the kids in a circle and reading an Ebook to them and having a group discussion on what the teacher had read.

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Over the course of the past decade technology has advanced drastically and continues to grow. Not only have conversations became text messages, but books are now available online as well. Having the advanced technologies has been such a help and a harm all in one. Some students begin to rely on technology too much, for instance it causes social awkwardness. Not only does it make people less personable but it also makes them dependent upon their technological resources. As the technology has progress we have begun to rely more and more on spell check and things of that nature to do the hard work for us. I personally would prefer to use an actual text book, but in many ways it is beneficial to the students and the schools to use eBooks. Using ebooks is a much cheaper and lighter option for schools who are continuously buying books. While maybe not ever student has internet access at home there is always extra time after school. When a teacher needs to buy a reading book for the class it may be sometimes easier to create an online alternative that can save the teacher the money and trouble of buying 30 books.

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Digital text in a word processing document and the use of eBooks in education can affect a classroom by helping students interact with reading in technology. the class room will not have to have heavy text books and students are able to edit and always search for the meaning of what they are reading in the internet. student can have multiple book in a laptop or tablet where they can easily switch book to book. with the word processing document teachers will be able to also know if they are teaching the correct material level in their classroom because they can easily check the readability of the text and see if they fit with their classroom lesson. all of the digital text can be incorporated. into classroom presentations or lessons that student can activity interact with

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Students often have to carry heavy books from class to class, and there is a limited space for books in school classrooms and libraries. Teachers who use ebooks in their classrooms give students access to a wider range of books without adding weight to their backpacks. Many online services are free or have a low cost to schools, as opposed to the cost of purchasing books for each student in the classroom. These books will often get lost or damaged, whereas kids are more likely to be careful with iPads or computers because even at a young age, they recognize these items as valuable.

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Call me a traditionalist, but I'm not a big fan of Ebooks. This being said, I understand fully that Ebooks are the future. There are significant values to them- they are cost effective, easy to distribute, the weight is dependent upon the viewing hardware (as opposed to the amount of text). While I personally prefer to hold hard copies of works in my hand, I understand that this preference is slowly becoming outdated (Amodeo & Taylor). As a music educator first and foremost, this new technology will have more of an effect on writing music than it will reading. It may be a bit difficult to manage having music reading technology hardware available for all students, and I certainly don't want to have to deal with students having internet-accessible technology during concerts, but having music writing software at my disposal can both make teaching music theory much easier and provide a powerful creative outlet and learning opportunity for dedicated students. While I'm sure at some point I'll need my students to write traditional reports on software like Microsoft Word or Notepad, the musical equivalents of these are Finale or MuseScore (I prefer MuseScore because it's free). Music writing software is essentially a variant of word processing; the softwares process notes, rhythms, timbres, dynamics, tempos, accents, and much more in the same way that Microsoft Word might process individual words, sentence structure, grammar, spelling, syntax, and more. While I do not plan to use Ebooks for students viewing music during band class, I absolutely intend to have my students use music writing and processing software to create and explore their own musical abilities and for assignments.

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Incorporating the elements of digital text and word processing is now becoming more crucial to the classroom, through these tools both students and teachers can see what level and how difficult a text is to both read and grasp. In classrooms we are able to look at the recommended grade as well as the recommended maturity for which a text was written. eBooks are fantastic for classrooms because they are now being interpreted in such a creative way that students are paying more attention in classrooms and also being more eager to read and learn.
Having these tools is giving students a much more personalized learning experience as well as brightening the future of our education system.

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eBooks are going to have an extremely important role in today's educational structure.The possibilities with electronic readers and eBooks are endless. "Teachers can use a word processor to create many documents for the classroom, such as lesson plans, worksheets, or to develop tests." (Foundations of Educational Technology). Unlike paperback, technology is mold-able. It can be used to work with the students and give them a more in-depth response to the text. eBooks can give assistance and reading enhancement tools that paperback lack. eBooks in specific allow for endless learning and reading online without having to spend budget money on books and physical materials in the classroom.

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There was always talk at my old school about switching from text books to eBooks, they would be easier to carry around and wouldn't put as much strain on children's backs. The eBook switch never did happen while I was there, but if the change had occurred, many new ways of teaching would have arose. e-Books would allow teachers to make their own learning environment, by taking advantage of all the creative uses like changing the font, colors, and size of the text. If every student had their own eBook, they would no longer have to share one, but be able to read at their own pace, no more pressure to keep up. Children love new toys, eBooks would keep their interest and make reading and learning much more fun.

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The use of eBooks and digital text can be incorporated into the classroom in many different ways. Digital text can be created with word processing software, such as Microsoft Word, AppleWorks, and so on. According to the online reading, word processors can create many documents for the classroom, such as lesson plans, worksheets, or even tests. Teachers can create content designed specifically for their students. They can make them as simple or as difficult as they want. They can also decide the font sizes and colors for their students. Students can create their own to eliminate handwriting problems and learn in a different way. Teachers can also incorporate eBooks into the classroom. Students can read together in a group and discuss the books or read independently and work on a worksheet of some sort. They can also read an eBook outside of the classroom so that discussions can be during class. There are many ways this can be integrated into the classroom.

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The use of elements through digital text in word processing documents and eBooks allows for students to not only have a lighter load to carry, but it also allows for students to access different learning capabilities within the eBooks. Students can carry hundreds of eBooks in a PDA (Foundations of Educational Technology). Students are able to expand their learning through the eBooks they are capable of accessing.
In a classroom setting the children will be able to use the eBooks to access similar books on that subject more easily. Students will also be able to find books that the school may not be able to provide for them. Teachers can assign eBooks and even see the students progress while reading the book through assignments and short quizzes the eBooks may provide. I believe that eBooks are a great way to expand the way students view learning with a book. To some students it may not even seem like a book allowing a different view on learning to come about. Some students may feel as though eBooks are more fun in a sense.

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E-books just like a computer bring objects to life, e-books also may have the ability to be read to the reader which could be useful for students that can not read or that are learning english as a second language. Within my classroom I could use e-books as a start to centers as each station could have an activity that relates to the story that they are reading on the e-book. Also I could use e-book as a reference for homework as I could have my students answer question online through padlet or another website. I could also use a word processing software to find out the read ability of the texts that I am interested in using as well as highlighting important information in a given text.

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Considering what I already know about digital text and eBooks, incorporating these two elements into a classroom seems fairly simple. Using digital text you provide how easily your work can be read by the students in your own class like making sure you don"t have an assignment written in blue ink on a blue background or having text highlighted in a color where it is hard to read the text itself. EBooks can be used in a classroom when the school itself does not have enough books for the class as a whole or they can be used for kids who learn easier by seeing the text itself on a computer screen.

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Using my knowledge about the elements of digital text in a word processing document and the use of Ebooks in Education, these can be incorporated in a classroom in many ways. For example word processing gives the students a unique learning experience. Such as, a bigger font to make it easier to read or pictures for excitement. Another way to keep the students active and learning while reading is having a yellow background instead of white with black font or a colored font for word emphasis. The use of Ebooks in the classroom can eliminate the possibility of students losing, ruining, and forgetting their hardcopy books. Ebooks also give the students the opportunity to interact with technology in the classroom as well as the benefit of accessing a variety of books.

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Being able to use eBooks in class will be very helpful. Not only does it save money for the teachers but also the students. It gives students the opportunity to read books whenever they want! It also makes it easier for the teacher to be able to read the the whole class verses only having one book and some students get lost or can't hear the teacher then they can miss important parts of the book. It allows students to go back over what they read in case they don't understand something or don't remember. Also they can refer back to the book when doing worksheets or studying for a test. Knowing what I know about digital text in a word processing document is that teachers can use this to create lessons, worksheets, tests, quizzes, ect. Microsoft Word and things like Powerpoints are very helpful to teachers to show important information.

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Knowing what I know about the elements of digital text in a word processing document and the use of eBooks in education, you can incorporate this in your classroom in many ways. One way teachers can incorporate this in the classroom is to create many documents for the classrooms, such as lesson plans, worksheets, or they can even develop tests. Word processes can produce most of what a classroom teacher will need. Some teachers use an application such as Microsoft Word to do their desktop publishing, while others use a higher end application that is specifically designed for desktop publishing. One of the greatest benefits of word processing software is its ability to improve many aspects of students' writing across the curriculum. It has many advantages over the handwritten page, but the biggest is that handwriting issues disappear when the student uses a word processor. Some students who have learning disabilities may have difficulty, and spend much energy, trying to manipulate a pen or pencil to create letters. The word processor can benefit the student by removing the barriers to writing, thus allowing the student to focus on the content of the paper. Research indicates that student writing does improve when using a word processor over using a pen and paper. As a teacher, you can help your students use the writing process in any curricular area when using word processors. You will likely find a better quality written product from your students if you do.
A student should understand the basics of operating a computer to best succeed using a word processor and can benefit greatly by learning what the various keys can do. As their hands get larger, students should learn how to type. When typing becomes more natural, students are able to focus less on the process of finding the correct keys and more on the process of writing, which should be the goal while using word processors. Young students should learn how to type, format and edit text. Elementary school students can also learn how to use the various pull-down menus and they can learn how to use the Help features built into most word processing software. As students become more proficient at using word processing software, they can be introduced to more advanced options.
When emerging readers use a word processor, they prefer a simpler font, such as San Serif. Sometimes a small increase in font size will make material much easier to read. Emerging readers prefer a larger font size. Writing in caps actually slows down reading speed. When typing, many readers use the shape of the word to provide clues to the word and to sentence structure.
The use of colored fonts can emphasize words. Some colors are easier for students to read than others. It has been found that our brains interpret the contrast between black and yellow to be greater than black and yellow.
Many word processors now include a highlighting tool allowing you to mark sections of text.
On a word processor, you can gather information on student abilities by analyzing their writing with the word processor's writing statistics.
Spellcheckers have been found to actually improve student spelling, in part due to immediate feedback and recognition. Students will usually think that the spellchecker is right even when it is not.
The use of word prediction software will allow students to choose from a list of words as they start to spell the word. Students have more reliance on word recognition with immediate feedback.
Screen readers will read aloud material that either you or the students have written. We use them to teach new words or to assist students in their own writing.
In the word processor, you can go beyond the given keyboard through the use of symbols and foreign characters.
Pictures can also be added to a word processors. They can add excitement, they can provide a focus for writing, they can expand material beyond the classroom, and they are useful for non-readers.
Ebooks can be used anytime and anywhere, such as in centers, small groups, group projects, whole groups, and individualized interventions. Ebooks encourages constructivist learning, it can be used to model fluent reading/writing, and it you can use it in lieu of a physical copy of an actual book

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Using an eBooks in a classroom would be very beneficial. It would save a lot of money for not only the teacher but also the school. It can allow the children in your classroom to read a book whenever they needed. If during the school day a child doesn’t really understand what the book was about, he/she can go home and read it themselves and get a better understanding of the book. It would be a really good resource to have when doing group time because all the children could read the same book separately instead of all the children huddling around one book. It can also be beneficial when the teacher is in the front of the class because sometimes with the little paperback books, not all children can see the book therefor having it on a big screen can help the children tremendously.

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Knowing what you know about the elements of digital text in a word processing document and the use of eBooks in education, in what ways can you incorporate this in your classroom?